Medal: Bust of Gianfrancesco Boniperti
Pastorino de Pastorini was an Italian medallist, glass painter and die engraver. One of the most prolific Italian medallists, he produced around 200 medals. He was active in Ferrara, Bologna, Novellara, and Florence. On the obverse is a portrait of Gianfrancesco Boniperti (dates unknown); the reverse portrays an apple on a branch, which may have been his personal emblem.
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal: Bust of Gianfrancesco Boniperti
- Artist: Pastorino de Pastorini (Italian, Castelnuovo della Berardenga 1508–1592 Florence)
- Date: model ca. 1550 (contemporary cast)
- Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with reddish brown
patina over a yellowish patina). - Dimensions: Diam. 3.9 cm, wt. 26.02 g.
- Classification: Medals
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.1.1297
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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